North Carolina DeafBlind Associates

12/04/2025

Calling volunteer drivers and SSPs!

North Carolina DeafBlind Associates Holiday Festival
Saturday, December 6th
11am - 4pm
Location: 8 Franklin St, Lexington, NC

No charge for drivers/SSPs!
Free lunch!
Rewarding to assist DeafBlind people to connect with others and enjoy the party!

If you can help, please contact [email protected]

11/06/2025

Save the date! NCDBA is having a holiday party Saturday December 6th fromm 11am-4pm. More information to come!

10/09/2025

To all the volunteer SSPs,interpreters, planning committee members, & sponsors, this beautiful memories would not be possible without your support. Please accept this video as a token of our appreciation.

09/11/2025

Clarity Language is a sponsor for Dogwood Retreat! Thank you!

09/03/2025

Dear Friends,

We are thrilled to share some wonderful news! The NC Division of Services for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing (DSDHH) has generously donated funds to support communication access for our upcoming DeafBlind retreat at Dogwood on Lake Norman September 11-14, 2025. This means we can do something we’ve never been able to do before: offer a thank-you stipend to our amazing volunteer licensed interpreters and Support Service Providers (SSPs).

Our retreat has always been built on the spirit of community and volunteerism. This donation gives us a unique opportunity to honor and recognize the time, talent, and energy you bring to making the retreat accessible for everyone. While the stipend amount is still being finalized, we are excited to share this commitment to giving back to those who serve.

Even more good news: thanks to this donation, the $50 registration fee is now waived for volunteer licensed interpreters and Support Service Providers. If you have already paid your registration fee, you will be fully reimbursed.

We are so grateful to each of you who make the retreat possible year after year. If you’ve been considering volunteering, this is the perfect time to join us—we’d love to have you!

With gratitude and excitement,

NCDBA Dogwood DeafBlind Retreat Leadership Team

07/26/2025

SSP and Interpreter application for NCDBA Dogwood DeafBlind Retreat is available.

Please complete the application in its entirety for all volunteer SSPs/Interpreters. For your information - some of the questions might be not applied to interpreters, but go ahead and answer because often at the retreat, INTERPRETERS WILL END UP DOING DUAL ROLES AS AN SSP as well. If you have conce...

05/18/2025

Congratulations to the new board Although NCDBA held the elections at conference May 10th, the new board starts September 14th.
President: Randy Pope
Vice President: Chasity Dabbs
2nd Vice President: Erin Bradford
Secretary: Halina Milewska
Treasurer: John Sherwood
Members at Large: Janie Garlin and Kimberly Jones
Congrats to all!

05/09/2025

Stomp! Stomp! Conference is tomorrow! Just a few reminders: when you arrive, come to the check in table to pay (fee is $10). We accept cash and check. We cannot take debit or credit card this year. Looking forward to seeing everyone tomorrow!

05/03/2025

Just a reminder! Conference is in 1 week, May 10th. Registration is closed to all but interpreters. Thank you and look forward to seeing everyone there!

04/13/2025

Reminder! NCDBA is having a 1 day conference May 10th! Details: 9:30am-4pm at Carolina University in Winston-Salem, NC. The cost is $10, which includes lunch. Everyone needs to register at https://bit.ly/2025NCDBAConf Thank you! (see flyer at https://bit.ly/2025ConfFlyer ) Please note everyone needs to register so we can get a headcount for lunch. Registration deadline is April 30th.